Written by Yvonne Misando Over the last 20 years, more and more kids have been getting long-term illnesses that affect their daily lives and need regular medical care. In the United States, nearly one out of three kids aged 5 to 17 now has a chronic illness like ADHD, autism, or asthma. That’s a […]
More than one billion adolescent girls and women suffer from undernutrition making them underweight and short for their age according to a new report by UNICEF. The report indicates that prevalence of anaemia remains high and unabated at 30 percent, and more than two-thirds of girls and women or 69 percent suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. […]
According to 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey, 18 percent of children under five- years in Kenya are stunted, five percent are wasted while 10 percent are underweight due to under nutrition. On the other hand, 3 percent of children under five- years are overweight, which is a sign of over nutrition. The prevalence of stunting […]